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Re: Off Season News, Rumors, and Trades, etc. 2013

That feather in the cap for Brooklyn has got to put them ahead of the Pacers as Eastern Conference favs.(behind Miami) At least on paper. We all know that the super teams on paper don't always pan out though.

IDK, lets compare them

Deron Williams > George Hill
Joe Johnson < Paul George
Paul Pierce >/= Danny Granger (depends on health, most likely Pierce)
Kevin Garnett < David West (KG isn't what he used to be, West is better now)
Brook Lopez < Roy Hibbert (2 sides of the floor, and Hibbert is the best defensive center, possibly best defensive player in the NBA, and still a very good offensive player)

Re: Off Season News, Rumors, and Trades, etc. 2013

Deron Williams > George Hill
Joe Johnson < Paul George
Paul Pierce >/= Danny Granger (depends on health, most likely Pierce)
Kevin Garnett < David West (KG isn't what he used to be, West is better now)
Brook Lopez < Roy Hibbert (2 sides of the floor, and Hibbert is the best defensive center, possibly best defensive player in the NBA, and still a very good offensive player)

Re: Off Season News, Rumors, and Trades, etc. 2013

I don't mind Copeland but he doesn't excite me that much. Not a true stretch 4. Not quick enough for the 3. There's a reason he was in Europe til he was 29 IMO

I do. I do not want him. Like you said he can't guard anyone. He doesn't rebound he doesn't do anything other than stretch the floor. If we want a small ball PF Solo fits the bill better IMO, he does so many other things.

Lopez is a great offensive Center and Hibbert struggled last year, but we can all agree a healthy Hibbert is atleast on par with Lopez offensively. However, Lopez may be one of the worst rebounding/defensive starting Centers in the league, especially for a guy considered to be an All-Star. Hibbert laps him in that regards.

Re: Off Season News, Rumors, and Trades, etc. 2013

Lopez is a great offensive Center and Hibbert struggled last year, but we can all agree a healthy Hibbert is atleast on par with Lopez offensively. However, Lopez may be one of the worst rebounding/defensive starting Centers in the league, especially for a guy considered to be an All-Star. Hibbert laps him in that regards.

Re: Off Season News, Rumors, and Trades, etc. 2013

don't mean to pick on anybody, but man I hate when people do individual player v. player as a way to compare teams. basketball doesn't work that way.

I agree. These "super teams" have been assembled before. Just last year with the LAL. A way yonder before with LAL when they had Payton and Malone, etc. Sometimes it works, like with the Heat. Usually the older players break down and they can't keep the team on the floor all at the same time.

Re: Off Season News, Rumors, and Trades, etc. 2013

Excuse me? That's a draw on paper if there ever was one. Stats are almost identical. West averages 33 minutes last season compared to KG's 29 minutes hence about 2 more PPG. Otherwise Identical!

West gets 33 mpg, KG gets 30 mpg (expect that to go down further this year with his age), While West gets more ppg, apg, slightly higher FG%, and a higher PER, not to mention KG will be 38 next season, his play will get worse most likely each passing season

As for Copeland/Budinger, sign me up for Copeland. Should be far cheaper and we're not talking about big minutes here. More match up based spot minutes. We have enough around Copeland to cover his weaknesses in spurts, and he has what it take to cover ours.